The senator from Florida was in town Friday to speak to the House Republican Caucus and came on his own to help elect and re-elect more Republican legislators.

Rubio took a minute at the Jackson Convention Center to answer a few questions from Case, including what he thinks is the solution to the border crisis. It was learned Friday that Mississippi has received 179 unaccompanied immigrant children caught at the U.S. border this year. The U.S. is grappling with a surge of children from Central America.

"The solution to the immediate border crisis is the combination of we want to treat these kids as humanely as possible, and they have to go back to their country of origin," Rubio said. 'We have got to build up structures on that border. We have to have interior enforcement methods, to have things like e-verify and an entrance and exit tracking system."

Case also asked Rubio about the Senate battle in Mississippi between longtime incumbent Thad Cochran and challenger Chris McDaniel. Cochran won a Republican runoff election last month, the results of which McDaniel has vowed to challenge. Rubio sidestepped the question.

"I feel quite confident that we are going to have a Senate majority of Republicans and fire Harry Reid," Rubio said.

Cochran faces Democrat Travis Childers in the November general election.